High Point Enterprise Masthead Details
The High Point Enterprise lists D. A. Rawley as secretary and treasurer and Robert L. Thompson as editor.
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D. A. Rawley
Robert L. Thompson
High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1946
Page
4
North Carolina Baptist Convention backs desegregation in church
The North Carolina Baptist State convention urged ending church segregation and backing equal education hospital care and suffrage for Negroes. It affirmed equality before God and within the church, noting Negro Baptists value their own churches and music but that desegregation aligns with fundamental Christianity.
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North Carolina Baptist State Convention
Gardner Emerges as Top Ambassador Pick and Possible Party Chairman
Former Governor O Max Gardner tops prospective ambassador choices to England and is considered for national Democratic chairman to replace ill Robert Hannegan. The columnist urges Gardner to accept only if President Truman agrees not to seek the 1948 nomination, warning of an unlikely revival otherwise.
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O. Max Gardner
England
Democratic Party
Robert Hannegan
Gardner
Truman
Spotlight on Choo Choo Justice Faces Mounting Spotlight
The article urges restraint from sports writers as Carolina freshman star Charlie Justice attracts intense attention. It notes his level headed nature and warns publicity could overwhelm him, even in ordinary tasks like washing dishes. It calls for leaving him alone off the field.
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Charlie “Choo-choo” Justice
Carolina
Justice
President Truman
John S. Lewis
North Carolina
Mr. Justice
Ousting Senator Bilbo Backed by Bipartisan Support
The piece argues Bilbo should be ousted for oath violations though investigates his wartime contractor dealings must continue. It asserts he is unfit and urges investigation regardless of his senate status, stressing graft concerns as grave and unresolved.
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Bilbo
Senate
United States Senate
Mississippi
United Senate
J. P. Kennedy
Joe Candullo
Shanghai
Miami Beach
Chiquita Banana
Elsa Miranda
Alfredo Gil
Los Panchos
Bob Crum
Sheraton Lounge
Sterling Noel
Patricia Smith
Film Mag
Thanxgiving
Mel Murray
Ben’ Gaines
Blackamoor
Anita Colby
Cedars of Lebanon
H'’wood
Parking Meters Seen Favorable By High Point Motorists
A casual survey shows High Point drivers prefer current meters to initial ones as complaints decline. The city plans to replace meters with a new type that adds 12 minutes per penny up to an hour, potentially boosting satisfaction and political balance.
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High Point
Girdles and Grape Confusion in Wartime Rationing
A humorous insider account traces the failed effort to ration two way stretch girdles during WWII. Office of Price Administration officials debated, drafted a playful secret reply, and sent it to the WPB, never implementing girdle rationing. Bill Molster feared retribution, then White House secretary Hassett urged more such letters.
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Washington
OPA
War Production Board
Office of
C. C
Cliff” Hill
Don Nelson
Cliff
Patterson H. French
French
William A. Mobster
Molster
WPB
Bill Molster
William D. Hassett
White House
Roosevelt
Hassett
Broadway Glitz and Celebrity Quips Jump to Park Ave Scene
Walhalla of hotel lounges and Tonight Show echoes fill Midtown as Nunnally Johnson vows Hollywood return to write box office hits. Ed Cantor Judy Canova and Banter swirl with Sidelines from Mermaid Room to Blue Angel and Stork.
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Winchellebrities
Nunnally Johnson
Park Ave
Hollywood
Eddie Cantor
Drity
Marilyn
Robert Graham
Iris Mountbatten
His Majesty
Jack McGrath
Marcella Markham
Ice Man Comet
Hal
Blue Angel
Stork
Village Vanguard
George
Singapore
Blvd
Fdr
Chateaubriand
Henry Hudson Hotel
Capita Square Fair Plans Move to October Third Week
The 1946 state fair profit report is not yet ready as accountants finish the books. Dr. J. S. Dorton, fair director, proceeds with plans for a 1947 exposition, aiming to move the event from the second to the third full week of October due to material shortages and remodeling delays.
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J. S. Dorton
Municipal revenue pressures linger as states redraw tax shares
Michigan voters boosted local dollars by one third of the three percent sales tax, adding about 29 million to municipalities and schools, while North Carolina and Arizona face smaller relief. The Council of State Governments reports 1946 state tax receipts near six billion, up 6.2 percent from 1945. Municipal revenue has grown little, while service demands rise. The North Carolina general assembly faces tax and appropriation questions affecting cities and towns.
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United States
North Carolina League of Municipalities
Michigan
Arizona
North Carolina
Municipal League
Asheville
Council of State Governments
North Carolina General Assembly
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